Megan is One Year Old - April 7, 2007

Well it's finally here. This is the big blog everyone's been waiting for: Megan's first birthday!

On her birthday Megan weighed in at 22.5 lbs (75th percentile) and 31 inches tall (95th percentile).

Of course, there were lots of photos taken prior to the Big Day, so I'll start with some comments about those.

Performance Art. Megan likes to drink her milk with gusto. At the same time, she doesn't let milk get in the way of other activities. Tonight we actually witnessed her crawling towards her giant teddy bear with the bottle in her mouth, which means she was crawling on her elbow as she held the bottle to her mouth!

Standing up for herself. On March 20 Megan reached that auspicious two-legged milestone: she stood on her own! She still has quite a way to go before she can walk, but in the weeks since that first two-legged balancing act we've watched her grow bolder and learn how to balance her chubby little feet.

April 7, 2007: One Year Old. Megan was joined by some of her little toddler friends for the festivities, which included a singing telegram, Barney busting out of a giant cake, and a vodka luge. OK OK... perhaps I'm fibbing just a little bit. Some genuine memorable moments included: Megan crying when we sang happy birthday, playing with all her friends (Maya, Sienna, Amalia, Neveen, and Luiza), playing on her new zebra & wagon. Oh yes, and then we lined up all the kids on the sofa. A chain reaction of crying ensued.